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cung4
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[1] insect; worm; bug [2] [derogatory] person with a certain kind of undesirable quality Stroke count: 18
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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蟲 / 虫 | ||
This word has been viewed 11814 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Sep 2013 04:20 |
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昆蟲 kwan1 cung4 = insects 毛蟲 mou4 cung4 = caterpillar 捉蟲入屎窟 zuk1 cung4 jap6 si2 fat1 = to bring trouble to oneself 粵 病蟲害 beng6 cung4 hoi6 = diseases and pests 蟲子 cung4 zi2 = worm; insect; bug 國 蠹蟲 dou3 cung4 = silverfish 鼻涕蟲 bei6 tai3 cung4 = slug 蚊蟲 man1 cung4 = mosquito 粵 寄生蟲 gei3 saang1 cung4 = parasite 螢火蟲 jing4 fo2 cung4 = firefly; lightning bug 蟲草 cung4 cou2 = Chinese caterpillar fungus, Chinese herb 毒蟲 duk6 cung4 = 1.poisonous insects/snakes 2. (Taiwanese slang) drug addict 夜盜蟲 je6 dou6 cung4 = a cutworm 沙蟲 saa1 cung4*2 = lugworm, sipunculids 垃圾蟲 laap6 saap3 cung4 = litterbug 蠶蟲 caam4 cung4*2 = silkworm 絲蟲 si1 cung4*2 = silkworm 雞蟲得失 gai1 cung4 dak1 sat1 = (fight over) trifles, inconsequential matters, trivialities 書蟲 syu1 cung4 = a bookworm 紅蟲 hung4 cung4*2 = redbug 微生蟲 mei4 saang1 cung4 = bacteria 雞蟲 gai1 cung4 = a whoremonger, a frequent "john" to prostitutes 變形蟲 bin3 jing4 cung4 = amoeba 殺蟲水 saat3 cung4 seoi2 = insecticide, pesticide 殺蟲藥 saat3 cung4 joek6 = insecticide 小毛蟲 siu2 mou4 cung4 = slug 步行蟲 bou6 hang4 cung4 = ground beetle 幼蟲 jau3 cung4 = larva 害蟲 hoi6 cung4 = injurious insect; pest 標本蟲 biu1 bun2 cung4 = spider beetle 爬蟲類 paa4 cung4 leoi6 = reptile 瓢蟲 piu4 cung4 = ladybird, ladybug 國 花邊蟲 faa1 bin1 cung4 = a lacewing 甲蟲 gaap3 cung4/4*2 = a beetle 禾蟲 wo4 cung4*2 = rice worm (Phascolosoma japonicum) 飛蟲 fei1 cung4 = a winged insect 爬蟲 paa4 cung4 = a reptile 放光蟲 fong3 gwong1 cung4*2 = a glow worm (larva of firefly) 點蟲蟲 dim2 cung4 cung4*2 = counting insects, pointing at insects 雕蟲小技 diu1 cung4 siu2 gei6 = what an easy skill; insignificant skill 爬蟲動物 paa4 cung4 dung6 mat6 = reptile 地頭蟲 dei6 tau4 cung4 = someone who knows an area (or people from an area) particularly well 粵 骨蟲 gwat1 cung4 = a person who frequents massage parlors 鹹蟲 haam4 cung4 = a lecherous man; a pervert 粵 毛毛蟲 mou4 mou4 cung4 = caterpillar 狗毛蟲 gau2 mou4 cung4 = caterpillar 粵 臭蟲 cau3 cung4 = bedbugs 畀蟲蛀 bei2 cung4 zyu3 = spoiled from having been eaten by insects 粵 屎坑蟲 si2 haang1 cung4 = muckworms, maggots 粵 捉蟲 zuk1 cung4 = catch bugs; cause oneself unnecessary trouble 懶蟲 laan5 cung4 = lazy people; slackers 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 zou2 hei2 dik1 niu5 ji4 jau5 cung4 hek3 = the early bird catches the worm 種蟲 zung3 cung4 = to create trouble (lit., "to plant bugs") 粵 扁蟲 bin2 cung4 = a flatworm 跟頭蟲 gan1 tau4 cung4 = a lugworm; a wriggler 長蟲 coeng4 cung4 = a snake 蛇蟲鼠蟻 se4 cung4 syu2 ngai5 = little critters; insects and critters 粵 甲蟲車 gaap3 cung4 ce1 = Beetle (the car) 蛀書蟲 zyu3 syu1 cung4 = a diligent and industrious student; a book worm 粵 食砒霜杜蟲 sik6 pei1 soeng1 dou6 cung4 = Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue 粵 斬腳趾避沙蟲 zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4 = Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue 粵 鉤蟲 ngau1 cung4 = hookworm 生蟲拐杖 saang1 cung4 gwaai2 zoeng6*2 = unreliable 粵 蜱蟲 pei4 cung4 = tick 蠶蟲師爺 caam4 cung4*2 si1 ye4 = a person who gets caught in his own trap 粵 花鳥蟲魚 faa1 niu5 cung4 ju4 = nature; the world of nature 粵 蛀米大蟲 zyu3 mai5 daai6 cung4 = a good-for-nothing person who only knows how to eat 粵 蟲蛀 cung4 zyu3 = moth-eaten 蟲災 cung4 zoi1 = a plague of insects 大蟲 daai6 cung4 = tiger 精蟲 zing1 cung4 = sperm 殺蟲劑 saat3 cung4 zai1 = insecticide 冬蟲夏草 dung1 cung4 haa6 cou2 = Chinese caterpillar fungus 蟲膠 cung4 gaau1 = shellac 蟲膠清漆 cung4 gaau1 cing1 cat1 = shellac 有孔蟲 jau5 hung2 cung4 = foramanifera (a form of plankton) 恙蟲病 joeng6 cung4 beng6 = Scrub typhus; Tsutsugamushi disease; Mite-borne typhus fever 包蟲 baau1 cung4 = a hydatid 包蟲病 baau1 cung4 beng6 = echinococcus; hydatid disease 蟲媒花 cung4 mui4 faa1 = insect-pollinated 輪蟲 leon4 cung4 = a rotifer, a wheel animalcule 血吸蟲病 hyut3 kap1 chung4 beng6 = schistosomiasis 三葉蟲 saam1 jip6 cung4 = [n] trilobite (lit., "three lobed insect") 雞食放光蟲 gai1 sik6 fong3 gwong1 cung4 = know what is what 粵 蚜蟲 ngaa4 cung4 = aphid 蟯蟲 naau4 cung4 = pinworm 蝗蟲式 wong4 cung4 sik1 = [yoga] Salabhasana, Locust |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |